Kerens had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Linden-Kildare Tigers onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Friday. Kerens' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last 15 contests.
Kannon Ritchie made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over 6.1 innings pitched. Ritchie has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ritchie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kerens let Andy Conklin and Adrian Solis loose on the outfield. Conklin got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI, while Solis scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Kerens is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Linden-Kildare, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-8.
Kerens is on the road again on Thursday to play Beckville at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Beckville: 2.7, Kerens: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Linden-Kildare does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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